Walking.....already?
Today Frances has started walking. For awhile she has been standing for long periods on her own before crashing to the ground but today she took her tentative first steps into my arms, and she was so proud of herself. Then eagerly she tried again this time walking to her big sister. I sit back and think wow--already! She shouldn't be walking yet, it was only 14 short months ago that she came into this world, and now she is walking. Actually she's later than her sisters but we were all so eager for her sisters to walk that we kind of pushed them into it. With her we were content to let her stay the baby, but she however has another agenda.
Another milestone was crossed by her big sister Jessica. Not really a milestone mind you, just her school picture that came home. She looks so grown up it, it took my breath away. She has been growing like a weed lately, physically and emotionally but I didn't expect to see it all at once like that. Her little eight your old self looking up from the picture that makes her look thirteen, and I'm not ready.
I'm not ready for her to be older and more mature, for Elizabeth to tell jokes, and for Frances to walk. I want to keep them my babies forever, but they were never really mine to start with. Just a wonderful gift from God, they are their own people who will forge their own hopes and dreams and hopefully I'll be allowed to watch, and cheer from the sidelines, and be proud that they are my girls.
Another milestone was crossed by her big sister Jessica. Not really a milestone mind you, just her school picture that came home. She looks so grown up it, it took my breath away. She has been growing like a weed lately, physically and emotionally but I didn't expect to see it all at once like that. Her little eight your old self looking up from the picture that makes her look thirteen, and I'm not ready.
I'm not ready for her to be older and more mature, for Elizabeth to tell jokes, and for Frances to walk. I want to keep them my babies forever, but they were never really mine to start with. Just a wonderful gift from God, they are their own people who will forge their own hopes and dreams and hopefully I'll be allowed to watch, and cheer from the sidelines, and be proud that they are my girls.
posted by Anne | 11:42 PM
2 Comments:
I am so happy that she has started walking ... but so many steps so fast is amazing. As with you, she continually surprises me. And Jessica does look big in her picture. It's stunning really. But they all continue to get older and more independent every day.
Gil
I know what you mean by kids seeming to grow up overnight. When I look at Zach's school picture from last year he looks so young compared to the emerging teen I see in front of me each day. It also means I see my little boy disappearing. On those occasions when he still deigns to hold my hand, I take his and revel in the feeling of his hand in mine and treasure the memory for I know that soon, it won't be "cool" to do this and I know I'll miss it.
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